KINKS OF ALL KINDS 



thought the "stuff was off." But 

 exactly the opposite happened. 



As soon as the muddy water 

 struck that pool, those trout 

 seemed to have suddenly gone 

 crazy. He changed from flies to 

 a worm and in less time than it 

 takes to tell he had landed six out 

 of that school of beauties, from 

 a half pound to one and a half 

 pounds. He said that it was not 

 very sportsmanlike, but he was 

 out of meat. 



A FISHERMAN'S WAR 

 BELT 



BY V. L. MCKINLEY 

 I often thought about a way to 

 carry a light but complete equip- 

 ment for a day's fishing together 



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miscellany. Not very often do I 

 carry a rod. Most of my fishing 

 is on streams where I cut a pole 

 on the spot, so my equipment is 

 rather simple. 



No. 2 is a light sheath knife, 

 suitable for scaling fish, making 

 shavings for the fire and handy 

 for many purposes. No. 3 is a, 

 flat bag containing the culinary 

 part of the outfit. If you are very 

 swell, you may carry in it a 7-in. 

 frying pan with a folding handle. 

 As for me, I cut off the handle of 

 an ordinary sheet steel skillet and 

 use the pliers to grip it with. The 

 bag is made of heavy water- 

 proofed muslin with a drawstring 

 on the top and belt loops on the 

 back. Along with the pan I carry 



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with the materials for a warm 

 noon lunch, the whole to present 

 a minimum of weight and bother 

 in handling. The war belt Kink 

 shown in the diagram solved the 

 problem for me. 



It will be noticed that there are 

 five articles on this belt. No. 1 

 is my notion case. This is a small 

 tin box with hinged cover and a 

 couple of belt loops riveted on the 

 back. Any small tin box will an- 

 swer the purpose or a small car- 

 tridge pouch will do very nicely. 

 In this box I keep my line, hooks, 

 sinkers, a small pair of pliers, a 

 waterproof match case and other 



in this bag a small tin can, a 

 couple of slices of bacon and a 

 day's supply of ground coffee, su- 

 gar and mixed salt and pepper. 

 The three latter are stowed away 

 in old Durham tobacco sacks that 

 have been previously well boiled 

 so they will not flavor the food. 

 About four slices of buttered 

 bread are also added. The tin 

 can holds a good big cupful of 

 water and in it I boil my coffee, 

 again using the pliers as a handle. 

 After lunch I use sand or ashes 



